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Straddling his lap, I sat up and he follorapping his aresture that didn’t scare h One I was clearly meant to have with this man
“In the grand sches, it’s ed I switched fro what I wanted to do”
He listened intently, still not saying anything
“I knohat I want, career-wise I know I don’t want to be shackled to my family’s ideals and specifications of how I should live my life”
“And what about love?” he finally asked
A valid question In all honesty, I said, “I don’t know I haven’t thought about it I guess I just…gave up on it”
He nodded “I can understand that”
Of course he could Apparently, he’d given up on it too
“Why do you suppose you’ve stuck it out with me?” I asked as I pushed a thick lock of hair fro and then better friends after the Seth debacle Closer still, in an intireat friends after I broke it off”
He sighed “I don’t know All I know is that I value our friendship Relationship Whatever it is I care about you I also want you in my bed”
“I am in your bed”
He laughed “On a more frequent basis”
“Oh”
His strong arms unraveled from my waist, and he cupped my face with his hands “Guess you could say, one ain”
S, I said, “Thank you”